Students create fabric from cigarette butts

November 03, 2011

KUSATSU, Shiga Prefecture--A group of students has found a way to recycle cigarette butts as T-shirts and persuaded local pachinko parlors and gas stations to donate the contents of their ashtrays to their enterprise.

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Shinji Sawai holds a T-shirt made from recycled cigarette butts. (The Asahi Shimbun)

Shinji Sawai holds a T-shirt made from recycled cigarette butts. (The Asahi Shimbun)

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  • Shinji Sawai holds a T-shirt made from recycled cigarette butts. (The Asahi Shimbun)